Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance, Facility Maintenance

About Red Door

Red Door is a not-for-profit organization. The mission of the Red Door Shelter is to end homelessness for each family that comes through our doors by providing safe, temporary refuge and critical services to support them in healing, rebuilding their lives, and integrating back into a community. At Red Door, we strive for quality care, advocacy, collaboration, integrity, and accountability.

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for maintaining buildings, grounds, equipment, and facility assets through preventive maintenance, repairs, inspections, emergency response, and operational support activities. The position supports asset management, capital projects, contractor coordination, and regulatory compliance while ensuring facilities are safe, functional, and well-maintained.

• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to building systems, fixtures, equipment, furnishings, and infrastructure, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, drywall, hardware, doors, windows, and general repairs.
• Respond to maintenance requests, investigate deficiencies, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate specialized repairs with qualified trades or contractors.
• Prepare and support occupancy readiness of program spaces, residential units, and common areas.
• Assist with moving furniture, equipment, materials, supplies, and organizational assets.

• Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance and inspections of building systems, equipment, grounds, and facility assets.
• Monitor and document asset condition, maintenance requirements, deficiencies, replacements, and lifecycle needs.
• Maintain maintenance records, inspection reports, equipment logs, inventories, and asset documentation.
• Verify completion and quality of maintenance, repair, and contracted services.

• Monitor and inspect facility conditions to ensure buildings and grounds remain clean, safe, presentable, and operational.
• Coordinate and verify the performance of contracted cleaning services and follow up on service deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Support waste management, recycling, seasonal maintenance, and exterior site upkeep.
• Coordinate emergency cleaning requirements resulting from floods, leaks, spills, construction activities, or other incidents.

• Respond to service requests and maintenance concerns from tenants, residents, staff, and facility users.
• Communicate maintenance activities, shutdowns, repairs, inspections, and project-related disruptions.
• Support compliance with health, safety, fire prevention, security, and operational requirements.

• Complete scheduled and ad hoc pick-ups, deliveries, receiving, unloading, storage, and distribution of supplies, equipment, furniture, materials, donations, and organizational assets.
• Provide general labour support for facility operations, maintenance activities, events, relocations, projects, and contractor work.

• Respond to emergencies including floods, leaks, equipment failures, power interruptions, security incidents, and other facility-related issues.
• Conduct routine safety inspections and identify hazards, unsafe conditions, security concerns, and operational risks.
• Assist with audits, regulatory inspections, emergency preparedness activities, and health and safety programs.
• Perform all duties in accordance with applicable legislation, organizational policies, procedures, collective agreement provisions, and safe work practices.

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three (3) years of building maintenance, facilities operations, property management, or related experience.
• Knowledge of building operations, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, mechanical, security, and life safety systems.
• Experience performing repairs, preventive maintenance, inspections, and contractor coordination.
• Proficiency in the safe use of maintenance tools and equipment.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a unionized environment.
• Valid Class G Driver's Licence is an asset.

• Sound working knowledge of building systems, including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, mechanical, and fire and life safety.
• Ability to diagnose common faults and recognize when licensed…